Mrs. Green's 2nd Grade Classroom Blog

Call us crazy but…….

We need to BORROW a cookie sheet, pizza pan, cake pan, etc  for a special project. (Each student only needs one).   We promise we won’t damage it, soil it, or keep it.  Please send it in by Wednesday, May 17^th and it will be returned on Monday, May 20^th.

Thanks,

2^nd grade teachers

2^nd Grade News

Mrs. Green

743-4810      greenr@clever.k12.mo.us          May 3, 2013

Reading/Science/Language: We completed our unit on lifecycles with a test and another informational writing piece.  The boys and girls have done a great job with this topic. Next week we will begin a unit on poetry.

Working with Words:   This week the boys & girls spelled words with: the vowel sound in “put” and “could”,  the dipthongs “ou” and “ow”, and recognized the short “u” sound in something.

Math: We completed the unit on telling time today.  Monday we will begin a unit on graphing. This will be our last math unit of the year!

Dates to Remember

May 4: Safety Palooza, 9:00-1:00, OTC Richwood Valley Campus

May 9: Movie Day reward for students who met the Reading Challenge

May 10: $5.00 cash for field trip & permission slip due

May 11: Simply Love Fun Walk/5K/Craft Show/Bake Sale

May 16: 2^nd Grade Field Trip to the IMAX in Branson

May 17: Clever Family Fun Night, 5:00-8:00 pm

May 18: Clever Bands Car & Truck Show

May 20: Year End Awards Assembly & Field Day, grade cards sent home this day

May 21: Last Day of School, dismiss at 11:20, lunch will not be served

May 21: Summer School enrollment forms and money due

May 28 – June 26: Summer School

2^nd Grade Field Trip Information

The 2nd graders will be going to the IMAX Theater in Branson on Thursday, May 16th.  We will board the buses at about 9:00 a.m. We will go to the 11:00 showing of “Flight of the Butterflies.”  Popcorn and a drink will be provided for each child.  Each child will need to bring $5.00 for the movie and snacks.  All money must be paid in cash to your child’s teacher in advance.  We cannot accept any checks.

Parents are welcome to attend, but will need to pay the regular admission fee of $11.00 when you arrive.  Because this is a reserved seating trip, the IMAX will not guarantee that parents will be able to sit with our group.  It will depend on the size of their general admission crowd that day.

Following the movie we will go to a park in Branson for lunch.  Each child will need to either bring a sack lunch & drink from home (no glass bottles please) or purchase a sack lunch & milk from the cafeteria for $1.75.

Because of the school’s insurance policy, parents will not be allowed to ride the bus.  All students MUST ride the bus to and from the field trip.  The only exception is that a student may leave the field trip ONLY with his/her parent(s), and the student must be signed out with the child’s teacher.

Please return the permission slip that was sent home earlier this week with $5.00 (CASH ONLY) by Friday, May 10th.

Please let me know if you need another copy of the permission slip.

Field Day Lunch Information

Field Day is Monday, May 20. A brown bag lunch will be the only school lunch choice that day. It is also, the last day of school lunches for the year!  Here is the Field Day brown bag lunch menu:

Ham sandwich

Goldfish crackers

Fresh tomatoes

Orange smiles

Wango Mango

Milk

Clever PTA

May 7, at 7:00 pm, is the last PTA meeting of the year. It will be held in the EleMiddle Auditorium.

Simply Love Fun Walk/5K/Bake Sale/Craft Fair

The First Annual Simply Love Fun Walk/5K, Bake Sale, and Craft Fair will be Saturday, May 11^th from 8am-12pm at Clever EleMiddle School.  It is being held in support of Mrs. Robinson and her family as they move forward with the adoption of their second child.  She and her husband welcomed home their son, Aidan, from Ethiopia in 2011.  This is an event for the entire family with lots of fun activities planned for kids.  Information about the event and a registration form were sent home earlier in the week.  You can also register online at www.simplyloveadoptionfund.com. If you have any questions, you can contact Eleshia Quintanilla at quintane@clever.k12.mo.us

YMCA After School Program Now Open!

 Registration for the 2013-2014 YMCA After School Program is currently open. Participants must be enrolled in the Clever School District and be between the ages of 5-12.  The program runs from dismissal until 6:30, Monday –Friday.  Children enrolled participate in snack, character development and nutrition lessons, homework help, walking club, group games, craft, center time, and outside play time, (weather permitting).   Cost:  $64 for Non YMCA family Members, $51 for YMCA Family Members, due the 1^st and 16 of each month.  Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Spaces are limited, so enroll now!

For more information, contact :  Amanda Black, Child Care Program Director.  417-862-7456 ext 2128 or email her at:  ablack@yourdowntownymca.org.

Enjoy the weekend!

2^nd Grade News

Mrs. Green

743-4810      greenr@clever.k12.mo.us          April 26, 2013

Reading & Science: This week we are continuing our unit on lifecycles.  We have read about the life cycle of chickens, butterflies, and frogs.  Next week, we will review and test.

The Reading Challenge concludes May 1 and the date of the movie reward is May 9. Please make sure you are monitoring this project at home.  Students should be reading books on their level to complete these projects.  Each project must be completed from a different book.  Please do not wait until the last minute!!  Mrs. Wallin told the students that this is not optional….all projects will be completed either prior to the conclusion of the challenge or the day of the movie so PLEASE help your child finish.

Working with Words:   This week we worked with birthday theme words. Your child was asked to write a story using all the spelling words.  Wow….what great stories

Language:  This week we continued working on informational writing.

Math: We finishing our unit on measurement.  Your child has gotten familiar with using a ruler to measure centimeters and inches.  This has been a fun, hands-on unit with a lot of measuring so far.

We are now ready to work on telling time.  In second grade the students review telling time to hour and half hour but also learn to tell time to 5 minutes and understand the concept of am and pm.

We completed subtraction math drills and celebrated everyones accomplishments with an Ice Cream Sundae Party.  Thank you for your help with this skill.

Dates to Remember

May1: Reading Challenge concludes

May 9: Movie Day reward for students who meet the Reading Challenge

May 16: 2^nd grade Field trip to IMAX in Branson.  Information will come home soon J

May 17: Clever Family Fun Night

May 21:  Last day of school.

Our Lost and Found collection has reached a point where we simply can’t accumulate any more items.  Currently, when things are left behind throughout the building, we place them on the “fence” across from the preK-4 office.  When parents or students report missing items, they are directed to peruse the collection.  We have coats, jackets, gloves, hats, etc. that have accumulated throughout the year.  If you have an opportunity to stop by the school within the next couple weeks to claim lost items, that would be greatly appreciated.  On May 3, I will gather the remaining items and donate them to a local charity.

Thank you for helping us with this matter!

2nd Grade News Mrs. Green 743-4810 greenr@clever.k12.mo.us April 19, 2013 Reading & Science: This week we are continuing our unit on lifecycles. We have read about the life cycle of chickens and frogs. Next week, we will start learning about a butterfly’s life cycle. The Reading Challenge concludes May 1 and the date of the movie reward is May 9. Please make sure you are monitoring this project at home. Students should be reading books on their level to complete these projects. Each project must be completed from a different book. Please do not wait until the last minute!! Working with Words: This week we practiced words with tr and st. We also worked on the –ed ending and the short u sound. Next week we will focus on words with a final k or ck ending. We will review the oo digraph. Writing/Language: This week we have started talking about informational writing. Our class started an informational project this week. Each child has chosen an animal to research. We will be spending the next week learning to pick out interesting facts that we can use in an informational writing piece, how to organize our writing, and how to turn our thoughts into a research paper. Math: We finishing our unit on measurement. Your child has gotten familiar with using a ruler to measure centimeters and inches. This has been a fun, hands-on unit with a lot of measuring so far. Expect to see a review sheet coming home today (April 19th). As of right now, we are planning for a math test when we come back on April 22nd. KEEP PRACTICING THOSE SUBTRACTION MATH FACTS!! The last day to complete math drills is April 25! April 26 will be The Ice Cream Sundae Party. Please have your child practice subtraction flashcards at home or check out www.mathfactcafe.com for practice with subtraction facts. Dates to Remember April 25: Spring PE Program 7:00– please return the slip that Coach Wise sent home so that she can get an accurate count of who will be attending. April 26: Ice Cream Sundae Reward Party for mastering subtraction facts May1: Reading Challenge concludes May 9: Movie Day reward for students who meet the Reading Challenge May 17: Clever Family Fun Night

2^nd Grade News

Mrs. Green

743-4810          greenr@clever.k12.mo.us            April 12, 2013

Reading & Science: This week we started our unit on lifecycles.  We began by reading about types of animals in our science book.  Most of the week was spent talking about what a life cycle was.  Each student created a timeline about his/her own lifecycle—baby, child, teenager, adult, senior citizen.   These projects are awesome!  I will send them home after we have displayed them in the hallway.  They are too good not to share.  Next week we will spend more time talking about the life cycles of different animals- chickens, frogs, and butterflies.

The Reading Challenge concludes May 1 and the date of the movie reward is May 9. Please make sure you are monitoring this project at home.  Students should be reading books on their level to complete these projects.  Each project must be completed from a different book.  This is a MANDATORY assignment.  I still have students that have not turned in a single project at this point.  Please do not wait until the last minute!!

Working with Words:  We got back into our regular routine with word work.  This week we practiced words with tr and st.  We also worked on the –ed ending and the short u sound.  Next week we will focus on words with a final k or ck ending.  We will review the oo digraph.

Writing/Language:  This week our writing went along with our timeline projects.  We have also started talking about informational writing.  Our class started an informational project this week.  Each child has chosen an animal to research.  We will be spending the next week learning to pick out interesting facts that we can use in an informational writing piece, how to organize our writing, and how to turn our thoughts into a research paper.  J

Math: We started a new unit on measurement.  Your child has gotten familiar with using a ruler to measure centimeters and inches.  This has been a fun, hands-on unit with a lot of measuring so far.  Next week we will finish up the unit.  Expect to see a review sheet next Friday (April 19^th).  As of right now, we are planning for a math test when we come back on April 22^nd.

KEEP PRACTICING THOSE SUBTRACTION MATH FACTS!!  The last day to complete math drills is April 25!  April 26 will be The Ice Cream Sundae Party.  Please have your child practice subtraction flashcards at home or check out www.mathfactcafe.com for practice with subtraction facts.

Dates to Remember

April 12: Art Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

April 19: Clever Family Fun Night – this has been postponed until Friday, May 17^th

April 25: Spring PE Program 7:00– please return the slip that Coach Wise sent home this week so that she can get an accurate count of who will be attending.

April 26: Ice Cream Sundae Reward Party for mastering subtraction facts

May1: Reading Challenge concludes

May 9: Movie Day reward for students who meet the Reading Challenge

Have an amazing weekend!

Class pictures that were taken are in.  The cost is $2.00.  If you want one send money in an envelope and I will send one home.

2^nd Grade News

Mrs. Green

743-4810      greenr@clever.k12.mo.us          March 28, 2013

Reading & Social Studies: We concluded the unit on The Pledge of Allegiance. Next week we will combine Reading and Science with a unit about the Life Cycles of a chicken, a frog, and a butterfly.

A few students have already completed their 5 reading challenge activities and several others have started. The Reading Challenge concludes May 1 and the date of the movie reward is May 9.

Working with Words:  We did not have spelling words this week; however, we will have a new list of words when we return from Spring Break.

Writing/Language:  Students finished a unit on prefixes and have been working on adding adjectives and adverbs to their writing.

Math: We completed our unit on counting money and will begin a unit on measurement when we return from Spring Break.

The last day to complete the subtraction math drills is April 25.  April 26 will be The Ice Cream Sundae Party.  Please have your child practice subtraction flashcards at home or check out www.mathfactcafe.com for practice with subtraction facts.

Dates to Remember

March 29 – April 5: No School, Spring Break

April 12: Art Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

April 19: Clever Family Fun Night (more information to come)

April 25: Spring PE Program (more information to come)

April 26: Ice Cream Sundae Reward Party for mastering subtraction facts

May1: Reading Challenge concludes

May 9: Movie Day reward for students who meet the Reading Challenge

2^nd Grade Girls Softball

If your daughter is interested in 2^nd Grade Softball please contact Heather King at 417-880-1106 or by email at kinghe@clever.k12.mo.us

Have a fun Spring Break!

Please note there is NO tax increase with this issue.

“Clever Preschool is currently accepting applications for preschool enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year.  You can find enrollment information on the Preschool link at www.clever.k12.mo.us.  You can also contact Paula Harvey or Mikki Teague at 743-4810, or by email at teaguem@clever.k12.mo.us  for more information.”